Social Work Today

29/10/2024

Being informed by a social work regulator that they are investigating your ‘fitness to practice’ (FtP) can be one of the most traumatic workplace events for a practising social worker. Learn about UK regulators, their approaches to FtP cases, and ask your own questions about workplace issues anonymously to a panel of Advice & Representation Trade Union Officers in our free webinar on November 18th: https://swu-union.org.uk/2024/10/talk-to-swu-18-november-2024

All social workers and social work students & apprentices in the UK are invited to attend this event, regardless of membership.

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01/10/2024

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🌟 Take a look at our event programme for The Social Work Show! 📖 🌟

Start planning your day at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate Hotel on 7 October and dive into all we have to offer including:

👀 Our extensive list of exhibitors
🎤 40+ inspiring conference seminar and workshop sessions
📝 Free CPD
🎬 Social Work Cinema
📍 Get to know your way around the venue at Hilton Manchester Deansgate

🎟️ Haven't registered yet? It's FREE - don't miss out! https://www.compassjobsfair.com/Events/The-Social-Work-Show/Book-Tickets

Download the event programme here 🔗
https://www.compassjobsfair.com/docs///TheSocialWorkShowEventProgramme2024.pdf

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11/09/2024

New research from University of Cambridge and National Children's Bureau shows children with social work involvement are more likely to be rejected by CAMHS.

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New research from Cambridge University and the National Children’s Bureau finds that children in most need of specialist mental health support often turned away because their situation is too unstable.

10/09/2024

💬 Following recent media coverage of high-profile people being reported to social services, Ruth Stark, Independent Social Worker and former Global President of the International Federation of Social Workers, discusses the ethical issues behind the cases.

Read here 🔗 https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/News/privacy-in-family-life-and-what-goes-on-behind-closed-doors

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Following recent media coverage of high-profile people being reported to social services, Ruth Stark, Independent Social Worker and former Global President of the International Federation of Social Workers, discusses the ethical issues behind the cases.

09/09/2024

📢 Study finds Roma families and children’s services have ‘damaged relationship’.

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As the numbers of Roma children in the care system continues to rise, a new report finds complexities in relationship between communities and authorities.

09/09/2024

📈 New data shows 18,000 children in care being sent to live away from their communities.

Find out more 🔗 https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/News/growing-numbers-of-children-in-care-moved-far-away-due-to-shortage-of-suitable-local-homes Become

New data shows 18,000 children in care being sent to live away from their communities.

09/09/2024

🚨 Join the Border Force Team as a Social Worker 🚨

Border Force are looking to hire two dedicated Social Workers in Dover to support the Illegal Migration Intake Unit.

You'll be safeguarding and protecting unaccompanied migrant children detected near the port and in the surrounding areas of Kent, ensuring they are processed swiftly and placed into safe, appropriate care.

Interested? Apply here ➡️ https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/jobs-board/border-force-%E2%80%93-illegal-migration-intake-unit-%E2%80%93-social-worker/fa1bd811-ad18-4e7a-aeef-1b04ed54c250

⏰ Apply before 11:55 pm on Thursday 12th September 2024

Border Force is hiring two Social Workers to join the team in Dover. These roles sit within the Illegal Migration Intake Unit.

06/09/2024

🚨 Safeguarding specialist says children being failed by the current strip search system.

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Independent reviewer and child safeguarding specialist, Donna Ohdedar, says more needs to be done to ensure the safety of all children who are being strip searched by police, recommending a legal requirement that an appropriate adult is present.

07/08/2024

📢 Looking for your next role in children’s social work? 🚀

Take a look at some of the incredible opportunities with Gloucestershire County Council including:

∙ Children's social worker, Gloucestershire County Council
➡️ https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/jobs-board/children's-social-worker-(return-to-social-work)/85926986-99bc-481b-990b-fbfe13e49827

∙ Children and families advanced practitioner, Gloucestershire County Council ➡️ https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/jobs-board/children-and-families-advanced-practitioner/df08a708-c1ba-419d-bdd7-4a8cee7ba4ae

∙ Children and families team manager, Gloucestershire County Council ➡️ https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/jobs-board/children-and-families-team-manager/75dd8adf-40d6-4d7c-9524-39cdf354bd6f

Find out more and apply here 🔗 https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/jobs-board

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31/07/2024

🎓 “I want to be a role model for people like me”: Two ‘inspirational’ care leavers graduate from university to pursue careers in health and social work.

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Cassie Solola receives a degree in Social Work from Anglia Ruskin University after leaving care in 2016, while Dr Becs Bradford receives degree in Medicine from the University of Bristol.

31/07/2024

🚨 An independent review of the CQC has found significant internal failings stopping it from being able to identify poor performance at hospitals and care homes.

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The Health Secretary Wes Streeting says he is ‘stunned’ by the significant failings found at health and social care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

30/07/2024

📢 A new open access briefing shares key findings from the first large-scale research study on social work with older people in England.

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A new open access briefing shares key findings from the first large-scale research study on social work with older people in England.

29/07/2024

📢 Could social work play a bigger role in this parliament?

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Prominent figures in social work have been elected following the General Election with former social worker Janet Daby now confirmed as Children’s Minister and Josh MacAlister, who led 2022’s Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, using his maiden speech to call out the disadvantage of ...

29/07/2024

📢 Councils come together to create the country's largest local authority fostering partnership.

Find out more ➡️ https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/News/councils-come-together-to-create-country%E2%80%99s-largest-local-authority-fostering-partnership

24/07/2024

📚 From healing to writing: The social worker turned author exploring traumatic mother and boy relationships.

Read this exclusive interview with Stephen Brotherton and find out more about his latest collection of short stories exploring human development and the psychological nature of the mum and boy relationship.

👉 https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/News/the-social-worker-turned-author-exploring-traumatic-mother-and-boy-relationships

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Social Work Today speaks to Stephen Brotherton, a social worker who turned his hand to creative writing, about his latest collection of short stories exploring human development and the psychological nature of the mum and boy relationship.

24/07/2024

📢 An exciting job opportunity has arisen with Social Workers Union!

They are looking to appoint a National Organiser and Union Contact Manager to join their small, dedicated team, to lead campaigns promoting trade union principles like equality, fair pay, and training access.

Benefits include:
✔️ Competitive salary and benefits.
✔️ Career growth in the trade union sector.
✔️ Join a dedicated team advancing workers’ rights and social work.

Interested? Apply here 🔗 https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/jobs-board/national-organiser-and-union-contact-manager/b9fc4048-8e2b-498e-ab28-75218936f0f1

⏰ Deadline for applications is 5pm Monday 19th August.

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19/07/2024

📢 New data shows the social care sector still has a vacancy rate around three times higher than the wider economy as a new Workforce Strategy launches.

Read the full story➡️ https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/News/social-care-workforce-strategy-launches-as-vacancy-rates-three-times-that-of-wider-economy

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The long-awaited Workforce Strategy is hoped to be a ‘turning point’ for social care as sector bodies come together to tackle persistent issues of recruitment, retention and vacancy rates.

18/07/2024

🚨 New research from University College London (UCL) researchers and Every Child Protected Against Trafficking finds that housing lone children in Home Office child hotels increased their risks of trafficking and exploitation.

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A new publication from UCL researchers and ECPAT UK found that housing lone children in Home Office child hotels, as occurred between 2021 and January 2024, increased their risks of trafficking and exploitation.

18/07/2024

👀 Take a look at our job of the week!

Are you passionate about trade unionism and skilled in campaign leadership and stakeholder engagement?

Social Workers Union are looking for a National Organiser and Union Contact Manager to lead campaigns promoting trade union principles like equality, fair pay, and training access.

If this sounds like a role for you apply here 🔗 https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/jobs-board/national-organiser-and-union-contact-manager/b9fc4048-8e2b-498e-ab28-75218936f0f1

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15/07/2024

📢 Social Work in England has introduced new standards to improve education and training for mental health and mental capacity professionals in England.

Find out more ➡️ https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/News/regulator-launches-new-education-standards-for-amhps-and-bias

12/07/2024

📢 The new President of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services calls for the rights of unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) to be expanded. 👏

Find out more ➡️ https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/News/adcs-president-calls-for-an-end-to-no-recourse-to-public-funds-for-asylum-seeking-children

10/07/2024

📢 The newly-appointed Education Secretary has penned an open letter to professionals working with children and young people, hoping to ‘mark a reset in our relationship’.

Find out more ➡️ https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/News/education-secretary-vows-to-work-with-children%E2%80%99s-services-workforce The British Association of Social Workers Social Workers Union